This is very true, even down to the nuclear bomb not working, a virus finally being the alien's downfall, and the number of days the aliens needed to completely destroy humanity:
"The same number of days it took God to create it" - General from the original WotW. (can I use that acronym?)
I personally don't see the problem with letting them track what I pickup an don't buy, or the path I take in the store.
But what I DO have a problem with is if they connect that information to me personally, wether it be with a shopping ID or whatever. If they start being able to flash personal adds while I'm checking out like: "did you forget your condoms?" because I bought them last time, but didn't this time, I would have a field day in tahiti with my lawyers.
I think it's probable that even without legislation stores will eventually limit themselves, but I say: why let it get to that point? Prevent individual logging now, and limit it to aggregate like TiVo does.
That has got to be one of the worst puns I've read today. Right up there with all those writers who bit and ran headlines "skype hype" a couple of weeks ago...morons.
I also have a system based on Sage TV, but I constantly have to refer to is as 'TiVo', or else people look at me like I'm nuts. It's called a Proprietary Eponym; TiVo has become the eponym for DVRs.
I knew High school English would come in handy some day...
Get a LaCie Bigger disk, and use MyHTPC (http://myhtpc.net/)as a front end. (It's free) It has established methods for downloading metadata and managing hundreds of DVDs. Command line calls to the VIDEO_TS folders created by any DVD ripping program launch external players of your choice.
Ideally, I would suggest a mid-range AMD in a cool case (check dvine.) Definite cool points for a smart display on the coffee table, and a DVI out (from the server) to your plasma.
HyHTPC is totally customizable, and it's methods for getting metadata from the DVD into the program only requires the UPC, everything else is automatic. (although 2 other freeware programs are required to get the data into the right format).
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enough background overhead to make us all go through another upgrade cycle.... now where's that linux iso again?
How is this on the front page of /.? Seems like a waste of bandwidth to me...
This is very true, even down to the nuclear bomb not working, a virus finally being the alien's downfall, and the number of days the aliens needed to completely destroy humanity: "The same number of days it took God to create it" - General from the original WotW. (can I use that acronym?)
Actually, according to the acticle, you're not moving, the tiles are. If you're not moving, you have no momentum.
I personally don't see the problem with letting them track what I pickup an don't buy, or the path I take in the store.
But what I DO have a problem with is if they connect that information to me personally, wether it be with a shopping ID or whatever. If they start being able to flash personal adds while I'm checking out like: "did you forget your condoms?" because I bought them last time, but didn't this time, I would have a field day in tahiti with my lawyers.
I think it's probable that even without legislation stores will eventually limit themselves, but I say: why let it get to that point? Prevent individual logging now, and limit it to aggregate like TiVo does.
That has got to be one of the worst puns I've read today. Right up there with all those writers who bit and ran headlines "skype hype" a couple of weeks ago...morons.
I also have a system based on Sage TV, but I constantly have to refer to is as 'TiVo', or else people look at me like I'm nuts. It's called a Proprietary Eponym; TiVo has become the eponym for DVRs. I knew High school English would come in handy some day...
Get a LaCie Bigger disk, and use MyHTPC (http://myhtpc.net/)as a front end. (It's free) It has established methods for downloading metadata and managing hundreds of DVDs. Command line calls to the VIDEO_TS folders created by any DVD ripping program launch external players of your choice.
Ideally, I would suggest a mid-range AMD in a cool case (check dvine.) Definite cool points for a smart display on the coffee table, and a DVI out (from the server) to your plasma.
HyHTPC is totally customizable, and it's methods for getting metadata from the DVD into the program only requires the UPC, everything else is automatic. (although 2 other freeware programs are required to get the data into the right format).